The Dismissal
1983 · 1 season · 3 eps · ★ 7.0 · Drama
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The sensational dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's Labor Government by the Queens representative in Australia, the Governor General, Sir John Kerr on November 11, 1975.
Directed by Carl Schultz
Network: 10
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John Stanton Malcolm Fraser -
Max Phipps Gough Whitlam -
John Meillon Sir John Kerr -
Bill Hunter Rex Connor -
Peter Sumner Bill Hayden -
Robyn Nevin Lady Kerr -
Ed Devereaux Phillip Lynch -
Tom Oliver Reg Withers - S Stuart Littlemore TV Anchorman
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Ruth Cracknell Margaret Whitlam -
Robin Bowering Jim Killen - D David Downer Tony Staley
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